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# Scheduled Tasks

> Have Expert automatically execute tasks on a schedule

You can have Expert automatically execute tasks at specific times or at regular intervals. Whether it's a daily industry briefing, a weekly data report, or a reminder at a specific time — once set up, Expert handles it automatically without requiring you to trigger it manually each time.

## Use Cases

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Periodic Reports" icon="chart-line">
    Automatically generate industry analysis reports, data summaries, competitive intelligence, and more on a daily/weekly basis
  </Card>

  <Card title="Information Aggregation" icon="newspaper">
    Periodically collect and organize information from multiple sources into a concise briefing
  </Card>

  <Card title="Reminders & Notifications" icon="bell">
    Get reminded at specific times to handle to-do items, attend meetings, or follow up on something
  </Card>

  <Card title="Automated Workflows" icon="gears">
    Periodically run data cleanup, file organization, content publishing, and other repetitive tasks
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Creating a Scheduled Task

<Steps>
  <Step title="Describe in Natural Language">
    Simply tell Expert what you'd like to run on a schedule. For example:

    * "Send me an AI industry news summary every morning at 9 AM"
    * "Compile my project progress report every Monday at 2 PM"
    * "Remind me to write my work log every day at 5 PM"
    * "Generate a client presentation for me tomorrow at 10 AM"
  </Step>

  <Step title="Expert Confirms the Plan">
    Expert parses your request and confirms the key parameters:

    * **Execution time**: The specific trigger time or recurring schedule
    * **Task content**: The specific operations to be performed
    * **Output method**: How the results will be presented to you
  </Step>

  <Step title="Task Activated">
    Once confirmed, the scheduled task takes effect. Expert will automatically execute the task at the agreed time.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Time Expressions

Expert understands a wide range of natural language time expressions:

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Fixed Time">
    * "Tomorrow at 10 AM"
    * "Today at 3:30 PM"
    * "July 20th at 8 PM"
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Recurring">
    * "Every day at 9 AM"
    * "Every Monday and Friday afternoon"
    * "The 1st of every month at 10 AM"
    * "Weekdays at 8:30 AM"
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Relative Time">
    * "In half an hour"
    * "Remind me in 2 hours"
    * "Next weekend"
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

<Tip>
  If you're unsure about how to express the timing, just say what you mean — Expert will interpret it and confirm the specific execution plan with you.
</Tip>

## Managing Scheduled Tasks

### Viewing Existing Tasks

You can view all created scheduled tasks in the task list, including task descriptions, next execution time, and execution history.

### Modifying Tasks

Tell Expert what you'd like to change through the conversation:

* "Change the morning briefing to 8 AM instead"
* "Add a finance section to the briefing"
* "Skip this week's weekly report"

### Canceling Tasks

When you no longer need a scheduled task, simply tell Expert to cancel it:

* "Cancel the daily news briefing"
* "Stop all scheduled tasks"

## Task Execution

Scheduled tasks run automatically in the background. Here's what to expect:

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Automatic Execution">
    At the scheduled time, Expert starts the task in the background — you don't need to be online or have the app open.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Result Delivery">
    Once a task completes, the results appear in your conversation with that Expert. You can review them at your convenience.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Execution Records">
    Every execution has a complete record, including trigger time, execution status, and output content.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Failure Handling">
    If a task execution fails (e.g., a network issue prevents data retrieval), the failure reason is recorded. Recurring tasks won't stop due to a single failure — the next cycle will trigger normally.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Important Notes

<Warning>
  * Scheduled task execution consumes credits. The amount depends on task complexity and the model used. Exact consumption is shown in real time within the product.
  * If your credit balance is insufficient, scheduled tasks may fail to execute.
</Warning>

<Note>
  Scheduled tasks depend on Expert availability. If the Expert is unavailable, the task will be deferred until the Expert is back online.
</Note>

## Best Practices

* **Be specific about task content**: When creating a task, describe the desired output format and content scope as precisely as possible. "Send me daily AI industry news" works much better than "send me something every day."
* **Set appropriate frequency**: Not every task needs to run at high frequency. A weekly report doesn't need to run daily. Choose a schedule that matches your actual needs.
* **Review execution records regularly**: Especially for newly created tasks — check the output quality after the first few runs and adjust the task description to better match your expectations.